The infamous Jeff Koons Puppy Vase is being released by Gagosian in a limited run of 3′000 pieces, each priced at 7′500 USD.
"Because Leos can be such utter pains to shop for around birthday time. And because a Jeff Koons puppy vase may well be the next best thing to well, pretty much anything. Therefore Gagosian’s release this month of an edition of 3000 porcelain puppy vases signed and numbered by the artist is sure to whet a few appetites. Having first made a splash on the contemporary art scene back in 1998, their iconic design took cues from Koons’s mongo-sized puppy sculpture (1992), which was filled with over seventeen thousand flowers. Chances are if you didn’t see it exhibited in Germany, Australia, Bilbao, or the Rockefeller Center, then you may have spotted another version erected upon the Connecticut grounds of its equally famous owners, Stephanie Seymour and Peter Brant. "The vase is a symbol of love, warmth, and happiness," says Koons. Priced at $7,500, one would hope so." Via VMagazine.
Definitely a nice collectors piece, coming at a reasonable price, compared to other pieces from the artist.

A couple of days ago we presented you the Sophnet 10th anniversary products, consisting of an Eastpak backpack collaboration and a Danner boot collaboration.
The brand is getting ready for the 10th anniversary and will be launching a dedicated website for the occasion on 10th of September.
http://www.soph10th.net/
Make sure to keep an eye on it!

That BMX is now an official discipline in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, you should know at least since we launched our Micheal Lau Interview, where the HongKong based artist talks about his role in designing the Chinese BMX team jerseys.
Today we can show you the Japanese jerseys, which were also designed by somebody that should be quite familiar to you – Tet from WTAPS. WTAPS designed the jersey and it is made by Nike.
Check out more images of the Japanese jersey after the jump.

New York’s 3sixteen brand has been on street side of fashion for many years remaining  a bit less pronounced than other brands in the genre. Of interest was their Monsoon Jacket offering a few seasons ago which showed a glimpse of things to come as they ventured into the detailing of producing a true full line.
For Fall 2008, 3sixteen moves further into new territory. We provide you with some basic views of what is to come. We will of course do our best to give you a full view in the future. Via Selectism.

More views after the jump.

We present you an interesting remix of the Adidas Superskate for the Consortium collection. At first looking very basic, the sneaker has a white upper and layered multicolor side panels which look at first just like regular stripes. Nice details also include the leather tongue tag and premium leathers in general used on the shoe.
The Adidas Consortium Superskate will be dropping in the coming weeks. Have a detailed look after the jump.

Hot Air Brand of Los Angeles gave us a preview of their fall collection this week.
The young line established in 2007 by Chike Ozah and partners, the line focuses on making unique and rich fashion with colour palattes based on the tradition of hot air ballooning.
Offering a menswear line which encompasses button-down shirts, vneck knits, crew necks, and even denim, Hot Air will be a line to watch.
Visit them at www.hotairbrand.com More photos after the jump.

Available now at Commonwealth, the Crooks & Castles Spring 08 Delivery. Featuring a variety of t-shirts and hoodies, this Spring’s C&C offering is sure to move off the shelves quick.

We already presented to you the Adidas Skateboarding sneakers that have been released so far. Here now a preview of what else there is to come until the summer.
It is nice seeing Adidas keeping the line so clean. With Nike SB we already have somebody in the market in charge of the more crazy releases, Adidas is a good balance to that. Both sneakers and clothing concentrate on the essential and stay overall classic in their looks.
Check out the entire Spring/Summer 2008 sneaker and clothing offering after the jump.

Here a look at the most recently released Shut NY skatedecks for 2008. As usual the brand presents a strong line-up of decks. In this series there also seems to be a Krink collaboration as well as Rostarr collaboration deck. Grab them now, while they are still available!

It looks like The Hundreds have quite some projects in the pipeline for 2008. From a couple of blurry pictures we can safely say that you can expect The Hundreds sneakers, skatedecks, watches and it also looks like a “Adam The Bomb” vinyl toys in 2008. Something to look out for!